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Customs Clearance and Shipping Services on Amazon

What are Amazon's customs clearance and shipping services for cross-border shipments?

We offer small package and pallet shipping solutions for your shipments between the UK and the EU.

These solutions provide the same services as a third-party service provider, in addition to cross-border freight shipping. Our trusted partners act as fully integrated customs partners to help mitigate any difficulties post-Brexit.

There are three solutions available:

1. ATS AVASK
Sign up for AVASK brokerage services. Ship small packages from your warehouse to a national Amazon sorting centre and Amazon Transportation Services (ATS) will transport the goods across the customs border for free on your behalf.

2. UPS AVASK
Sign up for AVASK brokerage services. Ship small packages with UPS from your domestic, UK-EU cross-border warehouse to an Amazon FBA fulfilment centre and enjoy lower fees for partnered carriers for all shipments.

3. UPS SCS AVASK
Sign up for AVASK brokerage services. Ship small packages with UPS SCS from your domestic, UK-EU cross-border warehouse to an Amazon FBA fulfilment centre and enjoy lower fees for partnered carriers for all shipments.

Why ship cross-border orders?

Amazon's customs clearance and shipping services simplify the process of shipping stock across the UK-EU customs border and provide you the opportunity reach millions of new customers.

• For selling partners in the EU: the Amazon UK store allows you to reach a whole new range of potential Prime customers.
• For selling partners in the UK: access eight new Amazon stores and benefit from reduced shipping fees by selling under the Pan-European Fulfilment by Amazon programme. In this way, by shipping to France or Germany, you can also start selling in Italy, Spain, Poland, Sweden and Belgium and expand your customer base.

By storing locally at these Amazon stores, you’ll benefit from many advantages, including:

• Local FBA shipping costs
• Eligibility for the Prime badge
• The fastest shipping times for customers
• Eligibility for Pan-European FBA

Trusted customs broker

Thanks to our expert partners, AVASK, you will receive skilled support for customs clearance in the United Kingdom and the EU.

Cross-border shipping support

We offer customs clearance support and a discounted rate to help you grow your business in the United Kingdom and the EU.

The solution is less complicated than others and more reliable when it comes to the stock getting there successfully and supplying the best-selling ASINs
MatthewSupply Chain Manager at Digiflex

Selling back into Europe has been a lot simpler with this solution. Its streamlined and cost-effective approach has allowed us to scale up again in the EU.
PhilipManaging Director of The Golden Bear

How it works

Step 1

Full integration with your preferred customs brokerage service provider: Register with your preferred broker.

Step 2

Set up your shipment in the Send to Amazon workflow, provide customs information and arrange for your package to be collected. You will receive confirmation that your shipping documents have been approved.

Step 3

Your goods will be shipped to the distribution centre over the border.

The shipping process varies depending on your preferred freight provider. Visit our Seller Central page to learn more.

Once the integration process is complete, we will share further details to provide you with the necessary information and support.